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• Biggest Book

  

  As a bibliophile it’s kind of embarrassing to admit that I’ve only just learned about the world’s largest book.  If you’re like me you’re probably imagining an... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Sleep Well

  

  It’s scary, actually.  How you think depends on how you sleep.  I suspect that the degree of this differs individual by individual, but I recently had a couple... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Not Making Decisions

  

  After anesthesia they tell you, “Don’t make any important decisions.” That’s the excuse I’m using for having watched Llamageddon recently. That, and it’s free o... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• A Century of Horror

  

  I’m not a magazine reader.  When I go to a waiting room (which is quite a bit lately), I tend to take a book.  The October issue of The Christian Century,... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Old Oak Tree

  

  Trees have much to teach us, if only we’ll pay attention.  They are fascinating plants in their own right, living longer than just about anything else. Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Double the Trouble

  

  A down-on-his-luck writer (I’m with you so far) vacations on his wealthy wife’s money in a resort in La Tolqa. La Tolqa is a brutal, very religious, but poor... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Jonah Treatment

  

  A kayak on the ocean might’ve seemed to be a safe place during a pandemic.  In November of 2020, however, two women ended up getting the Jonah treatment. Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Unexpected Gifts

  

  Sometimes horror movie therapy doesn’t go the way expected. (No surprises there, so no snarky comments, please. No therapy is “one size fits all.”) This was... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Obscure Subjects

  

  The world is so full of things that require further explanation that I can’t believe there aren’t more universities.  No, seriously. Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Mystery of Poe

  

  I’ve read my fair share of books on Edgar Allan Poe, but I have to say that Mark Dawidziak’s A Mystery of Mystery: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe is... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Asking Questions

  

  Strangely appropriate pareidolia is one of those oddly specific things that generates a lot of internet interest.  I was late to find out about the “question... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Enabling Vampires

  

  I was skeptical at first. Nicolas Cage as Dracula? How could this possibly work? Nevertheless, Renfield works. A box office flop, I suspect that audiences may... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Good Lurid

  

  It takes a lifetime to make a reputation.  In high school my teachers and classmates knew mine well: religious and full of integrity. Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• All of Us

  

  All Souls is a democratic holiday.   Since Halloween is really the start of the holiday season, we really should keep it, together with All Saints and All Souls... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• November Nightmares

  

  Music videos weren’t really a thing then. And “Welcome to my Nightmare” was theater as well as rock. I knew a movie of it existed, but I only made an effort to... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Halloween Spirituality

  

  October, well September and October—actually June through October, took many unexpected twists this year.  I’ve had to lean heavily on Halloween spirituality... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• October’s Child

  

  The thing about films is that there are so many of them, and they come into existence in so many ways. Back when I was a kid, you learned about movies through... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• With Spiders

  

  It gets October right, but Cobweb leaves quite a few unanswered questions. One of the queries I always bring to movies is “where did it happen?”. This isn’t,... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Halloween Tale

  

  Halloween movies are hit or miss. Anthology movies are the same. My interest in holiday horror keeps me coming back for more nevertheless. Tales of Halloween ha... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Witching Season

  

  I can’t be sure I understood White Is for Witching, but Helen Oyeyemi’s novel grew on me once I started to piece together what was happening. A long sit in a... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY